Tag Archives: Historical Fiction

Where I Met My First Opium Caravan

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Colin Falconer

I encountered my first opium caravan in the jungle somewhere north of a place called Fang, in Thailand. To this day I cannot find it on the map. The only spare rooms were in the local brothel. My mate’s girl … Continue reading →

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JAMES CLAVELL MEETS THE GODFATHER

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Colin Falconer

I have an offer for you this week. Join my mailing list and you’ll get a free e-copy of OPIUM, the first in the 5 book OPIUM series. I’m making this offer to subscribers on my list for a limited … Continue reading →

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WHO WAS ANASTASIA?

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Colin Falconer

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FROM AUNTY IVY TO KHUBILAI KHAN

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Colin Falconer

My primary school teacher’s name was Mrs Boyne. She once told my mother at a parent interview: “Your son is a complete dreamer. He’ll never amount to anything in this life.” I still think that was a pretty harsh judgment … Continue reading →

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DISAPPOINTMENT AND BOURBON ARE HARD ON THE HEART

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Colin Falconer

Errol Flynn was a legend in his own lifetime. He was a swashbuckling, devil may care movie heartthrob of the thirties and forties, a silver screen adventurer and real life playboy with an enlarged heart, a morphine problem, chronic tuberculosis … Continue reading →

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IF YOU WRITE THAT, I’LL KILL YOU

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Colin Falconer

So, religion. Is it about God or is it about women’s rights? Egypt’s Moslem Brotherhood recently spoke out against a UN declaration on women’s rights, saying it could “destroy society” by allowing a woman to travel, work and use contraception … Continue reading →

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IT’S 1929. LET’S GO CLUBBING

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Colin Falconer

Your girlfriend is late, as always. There’s a newspaper on the hall table and you look at the headline: “TWO WOMEN IN FIGHT, ONE STRIPPED, OTHER EATS BAD CHECK”. What is this? The Evening Graphic. Of course. You reach for … Continue reading →

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WHEN DO WE START BURNING BOOKS?

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Colin Falconer

Here’s a question for you: what kind of books should we burn? Mein Kampf? The Satanic Verses? Harry Potter? (Yes, it’s happened.) I have just finished reading The Jewel of Medina, Sherry Jones’ best-selling novel about the Prophet Muhammad’s child … Continue reading →

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CAN YOU CONTROL YOUR DESTINY - OR IS YOUR FATE ALREADY DECIDED?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Colin Falconer

Can we control our fate - or is our destiny carved in stone? It’s the basic question of life, of all philosophy and religion. Those who believe in Fate say that we only find peace through acceptance and that struggle … Continue reading →

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WHAT IF YOUR PARENTS HAD MURDERED YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Colin Falconer

Some time past your thirtieth birthday you discover that your godfather arrested and possibly tortured and murdered your mother. You also find out that your parents are not your parents at all, that they have hidden your real identity from … Continue reading →

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